Diagnosis of skin lesions by trainee surgeons: Experience improves accuracy

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 494-499

  Peakl, R A ^a   Townley, W ^a   Stott, D ^b   Grobbelaam, A O ^a  

^a MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical diagnosis; Skin cancer; Surgical training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TUMOR; STANDARD;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURGERY, PLASTIC;

EID: 70350445739     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X432112     Document Type: Article

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